Man City head into Tuesday's game buoyed by their imperious
early-season form. They have recorded five straight English Premier League wins,
a sequence made even more impressive by the fact that they are yet to
concede a goal. The Citizens enter this match on the back of a tough 1-0
win at Crystal Palace on Saturday, courtesy of a goal scored by the
Nigerian youngster Iheanacho.
Sergio Aguero was forced off
during City's last-gasp victory at Crystal Palace and has been ruled
out. Anyway, Pellegrini will have both Raheem Sterling and David Silva
available. Wilfried Bony is expected to deputise for the injured Aguero
given that Iheanacho is ineligible. Pablo Zabaleta and Fabian Delph,
meanwhile, will definitely be unavailable for the hosts.

Juventus are struggling in the Italian Serie A having earned just a single point
from the first three fixtures. The Bianconeri lost They their opening
two matches against Udinese and Roma and only a Paulo Dybala's late
penalty eventually salvaged them a point at home against Chievo last
Saturday.
Midfielder Claudio Marchisio has been ruled out of
action for a month. Sami Khedira remains sidelined, so Juventus'
midfield is in emergency. New signing Hernanes could start as playmaker
in a 3-5-2 system with Dybala and Manzukic paired up front. After an
impressive performance against Chievo, Juan Cuadrado should be in the
starting XI.
The Citizens team have a poor record in UCL
and they have only won two of their last 10 games in this competition
(D2 L6) and just three of their 11 home Champions League games to date.
City are taking part in their 5th Champions League campaign but they
have never made it past the last 16.